Geopolitics with Ghost Ep. 35: SCO Summit, Putin’s Deals, and Trump’s Space Command Move - Sept. 2, 2025

Ghost dives into the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in China, where Putin held a string of bilateral talks with leaders from China, Serbia, Slovakia, Mongolia, Belarus, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan. He highlights Serbia and Slovakia’s resistance to Western pressure, Lukashenko’s strong defense of Russia, and Putin’s message that NATO expansion, not EU membership, is the real red line with Ukraine.

The episode also covers Kim Jong Un’s high-profile appearance with his daughter, Russia and China’s gas pipeline deal, and the shifting global order as nations break free from U.S. control. Ghost then pivots to Trump’s announcement moving U.S. Space Command headquarters to Huntsville, Alabama, tying it to General Kwast’s comments on the future of energy and space as the drivers of peace and innovation. With sidebars on propaganda tricks, Venezuela tensions, and even Denmark’s scandals, this episode shows how geopolitics, sovereignty, and emerging technology are colliding on the world stage.